2. Term, sometimes used informally, referring to any analytic method applicable to making fine distinctions between similar compounds or gel patterns, for example, the pattern of an infrared absorption curve or of two-dimensional paper chromatograph.

3. In genetics, the analysis of DNA fragments to determine the identity of a person or the paternity of a child. Synonym(s): genetic fingerprint

Not only is it the same strain of Salmonella," said Seattle attorney William Marler, who represented victims of the first Malt-O-Meal outbreak, "But it's the same genetic fingerprint, coming out of the same plant.

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